Men’s Shelter
The Bayside Mission Centre currently offers temporary emergency shelter to 26 men, 21 years of age or older who are experiencing homelessness, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year. At the Bayside Mission we offer more than just a roof. We offer three balanced meals a day, laundry facilities, showers, computer access, access to our program room as well as a monthly meeting for residents to voice their concerns and hopes for the centre.
Our program is designed to provide supports and services that link people with a continuum of supports that are designed to lead individuals to long-term, stable and safe housing.
- Support to find and maintain housing through partnership with Barrie Housing Support Services.
- Referral to appropriate treatment programs and community services
- Life skills management
- Triage and Assessment
- Case Management
- individual goal planning
- Budgeting/financial planning
- Aftercare supports
- Pastoral care services
Emergency Shelter Seven Operating Principles
- We take a person-centered, holistic approach and ensure that people with particular vulnerabilities are supported.
- We help people experiencing chronic and episodic homelessness to access stable, positive housing and appropriate supports.
- We use harm reduction principles to guide services to clients and behaviour-based criteria for restricting access to shelter
- We ensure people who have needs receive accompaniment and follow-services.
- We aim to make every discharge from shelter an organized departure.
- We coordinate services and participate in planning with community partners.
- We track and analyze outcomes to inform planning and policy decisions and continuously improve services.